Tara is a published author, poet, and freelance writer, currently residing on Vancouver Island. Writing credits include multiple outdoor adventure articles published at www.snowshoemag.com and www.riversportmag.com, as well as BC Market Reports for Thompson Okanagan Homes & Land magazine, and a news article and guest columns on www.castanet.net. She also writes blogs for a marketing company out of Nanaimo.
Tara is currently enrolled in online Athabasca University English courses and now has a trilogy of children’s eBooks available on Amazon’s KDP Select for Kindle: Ellie Captures a Star, Ellie Walks on the Moon, and Ellie Makes Sunshine. You can check out her web site and blog at www.tarapanrucker.wordpress.com.
Breaking from writing and studying, Tara enjoys practicing her ukulele, iPhone photography, stand up paddle boarding, and exploring hiking trails, usually with her feisty Boston Terrier leading the way—by a long way!
When I’m preparing for countless interviews, I know to be interview ready because one interview varies greatly from the other. Heading to a meeting with someone you’ve never met before is both intimidating and stressful. Despite your fears however, an upcoming job interview need not send you into a sweaty panic. Planning and organization are… Read more »
Sshhhhh draw the curtains closed unplug thoughts and plans slip softly, slow-ly deeply down into a silken silence enshrouded in night-time noiselessness soul sealed in a velvet envelope captured in the present moment the chaos of life dissolves from Ambition! Action! Achievement! to a world condensed to taciturnity luxurious lullaby of unspoken words… Read more »
Although mass media drums it into our heads that the holidays are meant for family and friends, there may come a time you find yourself facing the impending holidays alone. Moreover, millions of people choose to spend holidays alone. Whether due to divorce, school or work responsibilities, lack of cash to travel home to see… Read more »
The work week seemed like it was never going to end. Walking in the door at home, your heart sinks because the dishwasher, which you had turned on before you left in the morning, decided to flood all over the kitchen floor. Not one person (other than your mom) liked your last post on Facebook. … Read more »
Sshhhhh draw the curtains closed unplug thoughts and plans slip softly, slow-ly deeply down into a silken silence enshrouded in night-time noiselessness soul sealed in a velvet envelope captured in the present moment the chaos of life dissolves from Ambition! Action! Achievement! to a world condensed to taciturnity luxurious lullaby of unspoken words… Read more »
Book: Creative Block Author: Danielle Krysa For fellow AU students seeking a book oozing with creative inspiration and artistic motivation, look no further than Danielle Krysa’s Creative Block (2014). This gem of a book overflows with solid advice from fifty different artists worldwide who work in a variety of diverse mediums. Each artist outlines a… Read more »
Surrounding yourself with people who are doing what you aspire to do is a worthwhile endeavour on the path towards success. I didn’t give much thought about why I admired certain individuals and felt negatively toward others until I came across a book that suggested writing down all the people you looked up to—whether famous,… Read more »